Germany, Wehrmacht. A G/K 43 Rifle Ammunition Pouch, Czechoslovakian-Reissued Example Auction Archive organized on April 15

organized on April 15

Italian Governorate of the Schools of the City of Rome Merit Medal in bronze

measuring 47 mm (w) x 44 mm (h)

and with a fuller running approximately two-thirds of the length of each side of the blade

the obverse bears the three-line inscription “VERDIENST UM DEN STAAT” (“MERIT FOR THE STATE”)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A G/K 43 Rifle Ammunition Pouch, Czechoslovakian-Reissued Example Auction Archive organized on April 15(Wehrmacht Magazinetasche fr das Gewehr 43). A well preserved Gewehr Karabiner 43 rifle ammunition pouch, constructed of multiple panels of pressed blackened leather, consisting of a flattened panel with two individual cells stitched onto the obverse, with each cell topped by a retractable flap descending over the top and stitched with a strap perforated with an eyelet which meets a magnetic metal stud emanating from the lower edge for secure closure,